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^(C1)Create ^(F1)in me a ^(C2)clean heart, God, And renew a ^(C3)steadfast spirit within me.

^(C1)Do not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take Your ^(C2)Holy Spirit from me.

Restore to me the ^(C1)joy of Your salvation, And sustain me with a ^(C2)willing spirit.

Then I will ^(C1)teach wrongdoers Your ways, And sinners will ^(F1)be ^(C2)converted to You.

Save me from ^(C1)the guilt of bloodshed, God, ^(C2)the God of my salvation; Then my ^(C3)tongue will joyfully sing of Your righteousness.

Lord, ^(F1)(C1)open my lips, So that my mouth may ^(C2)declare Your praise.

For You ^(C1)do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it; You do not take pleasure in burnt offering.

The sacrifices of God are a ^(C1)broken spirit; A broken and a contrite heart, God, You will not despise.

^(C1)By Your favor do good to Zion; ^(F1)(C2)Build the walls of Jerusalem.

Then You will delight in ^(F1)(C1)righteous sacrifices, In ^(C2)burnt offering and whole burnt offering; Then ^(F2)bulls will be offered on Your altar.

Why do you ^(C1)boast in evil, you mighty man? The ^(C2)faithfulness of God endures all day long.

Your tongue devises ^(C1)destruction, Like a ^(C2)sharp razor, ^(C3)you worker of deceit.

You ^(C1)love evil more than good, ^(C2)Lies more than speaking what is right. Selah

You love all words that devour, You ^(C1)deceitful tongue.

^(F1)But God will break you down forever; He will snatch you up and ^(C1)tear you away from your tent, And ^(C2)uproot you from the ^(C3)land of the living. Selah

The righteous will ^(C1)see and fear, And they will ^(C2)laugh at him, saying,

"Behold, the man who would not make God his refuge, But ^(C1)trusted in the abundance of his riches And ^(C2)was strong in ^(F1)his evil desire."

But as for me, I am like a ^(C1)green olive tree in the house of God; I ^(C2)trust in the faithfulness of God forever and ever.

I will ^(C1)praise You forever, because You have done it, And I will wait on Your name, ^(C2)for it is good, in the presence of Your godly ones.

^(C1)The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, and have committed abominable injustice; ^(C2)There is no one who does good.

God has looked down from heaven upon the sons of mankind To see if there is ^(C1)anyone who ^(F1)understands, Who ^(C2)seeks after God.

^(C1)Every one of them has turned aside; together they have become corrupt; There is no one who does good, not even one.

Have the workers of injustice ^(C1)no knowledge, Who eat up My people like they ate bread, And have not called upon God?

They were in great ^(F1)fear there, ^(C1)where no ^(F1)fear had been; For God ^(C2)scattered the bones of ^(F2)him who encamped against you; You ^(C3)put them to shame, because ^(C4)God had rejected them.

Oh, that ^(C1)the salvation of Israel would come from Zion! When God restores the fortunes of His people, Jacob shall rejoice, Israel shall be glad.

Save me, God, by ^(C1)Your name, And ^(F1)vindicate me by ^(C2)Your power.

^(C1)Hear my prayer, God; ^(C2)Listen to the words of my mouth.

For strangers have ^(C1)risen against me And ^(C2)violent men have ^(C3)sought my ^(F1)life; They have ^(C4)not set God before them. Selah

Behold, ^(C1)God is my helper; The Lord is ^(F1)the ^(C2)sustainer of my soul.

^(F1)He will ^(C1)pay back the evil to my enemies; ^(F2)(C2)Destroy them ^(C3)in Your ^(F3)faithfulness.

^(F1)(C1)Willingly I will sacrifice to You; I will ^(C2)praise Your name, LORD, for it is good.

For ^(F1)He has ^(C1)saved me from all ^(F2)trouble, And my eye has ^(C2)looked with satisfaction upon my enemies.